Written questions
2,147 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Oct 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
British Sign Language Advisory Board
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board last met; if he will publish the minutes of that meeting; and when the next meeting of the BSL Advisory Board is due to take place.
13 Oct 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Chronic Illnesses and Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people with complex disabilities who have been referred to a Disability Employment Advisor in each of the last three years for which data is availa
13 Oct 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training work coaches receive on supporting jobseekers with complex disabilities.
13 Oct 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Chronic Illnesses and Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of jobseekers with complex disabilities who have received one to one support from a Work Coach in each of the last three years.
13 Oct 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff are employed in his Department's Economic, Serious and Organised Crime team as of 13 October 2023.
13 Oct 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Assistive Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the suitability of hardware and software installed in jobcentres to assist jobseeker with complex disabilities.
13 Oct 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Assistive Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobcentres have specialist assistive technology installed on their customer computer kiosks.
19 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Workers: Conditions of Employment and Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to (a) increase pay and (b) improve conditions for social care workers; and if he will increase pay for social care workers in line with NHS staff.
19 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to reform the social care charging system.
19 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Workers: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of social care workers.
19 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding allocated for social care.
19 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Learning Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to include all people with a learning disability on the GP learning disability register.
18 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the longest waiting time was to apply for Access to Work in the latest period for which data is available.
18 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was to receive the results of an Access to Work application in the latest period for which data is available.
18 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are awaiting an Access to Work assessment.
15 Sep 2023 · Department for Education
Pupils: Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance to schools on making adjustments to support pupils who are on the waiting list for an autism assessment.
15 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is routinely provided to adults after receiving an autism diagnosis.
15 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is routinely provided to children and young people after receiving an autism diagnosis.
15 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is routinely provided to adults on the waiting list for an autism assessment.
15 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is routinely provided to children and young people on the waiting list for an autism assessment.
15 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Autism Strategy, whether he plans to publish the research action plan for autism.
15 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to reduce the backlog of 1,315 people waiting for an autism assessment in south-east London.
15 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to reduce the backlog of 143,119 people waiting for an autism assessment.
14 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Govia Thameslink Railway: Timetables
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with Govia Thameslink Railway on the reduction of its (a) Southern and (b) London Bridge to East Croydon railway lines.
13 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length was of investigations undertaken by his Department's serious fraud team into cases relating to Personal Independence Payment in each of the last three years.
13 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reducing funding to rail operators that run fewer services since the covid-19 pandemic and (b) compensating commuters affected by reduced service
13 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in rail services following the covid-19 pandemic on (a) workforces and (b) inner city economies.
13 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length was of investigations undertaken by his Department's serious fraud team into cases relating to Universal Credit in each of the last three years.
12 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many assessments for personal independence payments were carried out by his Department by (a) phone, (b) video and (c) paper-based assessment in each month of 2023 as of 12 September.
11 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on legal aid for people with disabilities in each of the last five years.
Source: official written-questions record.